THE Knowledge of Thinges vnknowne Apperteyning to Astronomy wyth necessary Rules and certayne Speares contayned in the same Compyled by Godfridus super palladium de agricultura Anglicatum ¶ Imprinted at London in Fleetestreete beneath the Conduite at the Signe of S Iohn Euangelist by H. Iackson 1585. Ptholomeus ¶ This is vnknown to many men though they be knowne to some men ¶ Here beginneth the Booke of Knowledge ¶ Sunday IF the Natiuitye of oure Lord come on a Sunday winter shall be good Ver shal be windy sweete and hoate Vintage shall be good Oxen waxeth shepe shal be multiplied Hony and milke and all goods shal be plenteous Olde men and women shall dye peace and accord shal be in the land Also the Sundayes of ech yeare in the hower of the day or of night to doe all thinges that thou wilt begin it is profitable Who that bene born shal be strong great and shining Who that flieth shal be found ¶ Monday If it come on the Monday Wynter shall bee medled Verre shall bee windye and good Sommer all drye or euen the contrarye if it be rayny full of tempest Vintage shal be in middle assise In ech Mondaye of the same yere in the hower of day or of night to doe all thinges that thou wilt begin it is good dreames pertayneth to effecte Who that is borne shall be strong Who that flyeth shall soone be found thefte done shal be proued He that falleth into his bed soone shall recouer ¶ Tuesday IF it come on the Tuesday winter shall be good Ver shal be wyndie Sommer shall be good Vintage shal he trauaylous women shall dye ships shall perishe on Seas In each Tuesday of the same yeare in the hower of day or of night to doe all thinges that thou wilte begin it is good Who that is borne shall be strong and couetous dreames pertayneth to age Who that flyeth shall soone be found thefte than done shal be proued ¶ Wednesday IF it come on the Wednesday wynter shall be sharpe and harde Ver shall be wyndye and euell Sommer shall be good Vintage shall be good and traueilous good witte thou shalte fynde yong men shall dye honey shall not be earnde Berers shal trauayle Shipmen shall trauaile in eche yeare In eche Wednesday of eche yeare to doe all thinges that thou wilte begin it is good ¶ Thursday IF it come on the Thursday Wynter shall bee good Verre shall bee wyndye Sommer good Vintage good and plenty shall bee Kinges and Princes perameter shall dye And in each Thursdaye of eche yeare to doe all thinges that thou wilte begin is good Who that bene boane shall be of fayre speech and worshipful Who flyeth shal soone be found thefte done by a wench shall be proued Who that falleth in his bed rather other latter ofte was wont to recouer ¶ Fryday IF it come on the Fryday winter shal be merueilous Ver windy and good Sommer good and drye Vintage plenteous there shall be dolour of the ayre Sheepe and Been shall perishe Otes shall be deare In ech Fryday of ech yeare to doe all thinges that thou wilte begin it is good Who that bene borne shall be profytable and Lechâ—rous Who that flyeth shall soone be found thefte done by a Childe shal be proued ¶ Saturday IF it come on the Saturdaye Wynter shall be dyrke Snowe shall bee great fruite shall be plenteous Ver shall be wyndye Sommer euel Vintage euill by places Otes shal be dere men shall waxe sicke and beene shall dye In no Saterdaye of that same yeare whether it be in the hower of day or night to begin euery thing vnneath it shall be good but if the course of the moone bring it thereto thefte done shall be founde hee that flyeth shall turne againe to his owne they that is sicke shall long wayle and vnneath they shall escape that they ne should dye ¶ Here followeth of the byrth of Children ON the Sondaye who that is borne hee shall bee greate and shyning Who that is borne on the Monday to begin all thinges he shal be good who that is borne on the Tuesday he shall be couetous and he shall perish wyth yron and vnneath he shall come to the laste age to begin all thinges he shall bee good He that is borne on the Wednesday he shall lightly learne wordes He that is borne on the Thursdaye he shal be stable and worshipfull and to begin all thinges is good He that is borne on the Frydaye hee shall be of long lyfe and lecherous and to begin all thinges it is good He that is borne on the Saturday he shal seldom be profitable but if the course of the moone bring it thereto ¶ Here beginneth the nature and disposition of the dayes of the moone with the birth of Children The first day IN the fyrst daye of the Moone Adam was made to doe all thinges it is profytable what euer thou wilt to doe good and that thou seest in thy sleepe shall be well and shall be turned into ioye If thou seemeste to be ouercommen neuer the latter thou shalte ouercome A chylde that is borne shall soone waxe and bee of long lyfe and ritche He that falleth sycke shall long wayle and hee shall suffer a long sycknesse it is good to let a little blood The seconde day JN the second day of the moone Eue was made to do an erand it is good and to doe all thinges it is profitable to buy and to sel and to flye into a ship to make away to sowe seedes thefte done shal soone be found Whatsoeuer thou shalt see in sleepe soone effecte it shal haue whether it be good or euel to let blood it is good A childe that is borne soone shall waxe and he shall be a lecherour or a strumper ¶ The iii. day IN the third day of the Moone Cayn was borne of all thinges that should be done it behooueth thee to abstayne but only that thou wilt not that it wax agayne it is good to drawe up rootes in the yard and in the field theft done shall soone be found whatsoeuer thou seest in sleepe it is nought who that is borne menlyche shal waxe but he shall dye yong A sick man that faleth in his bed shal trauayle and he shall not escape to let blood it is good ¶ The iiii day IN the fourth day of the moone Abel was borne â—hatsoeuer thou doste is good in eche trauayle The dreames that thou seest hath effect hope in God counsayle good A child that is born he shal bee a good creature and much he shal be praysed A man that falleth sicke eyther soone shall be healed or soone shal dye it is good to let blood ¶ The .v. day IN the fyfte daye of the Moone doe nothing of errandene of worke to make sacramente it is not good Who that flyeth bounde or dead he shal be shewed the dreame that thou shalte see shall be well After that thou hath seene it
shall be Beware ware that thou leese no counsayle A chylde that is borne shall dye yong He that falleth in his bed soone shall dye to let blood it is good ¶ The .vi. day IN the vi day of the Moone to send children to schole it 〈◊〉 good and to vse hunting the dreames the thou shalte see shall not hap in good but beware that thou say naught to any man Thy counsayle doe not discouer A chylde borne shal be of long lyfe and syckly A sycke man vnneath shall escape to let blood it is good ¶ The vii day IN the vii day of the Moone A bell was slayne He that falleth sicke shal dye he that is borne shal be of long life and good to lette blood and to take drinke it is good A dreame that thou seest long after shall be Who that flyeth shal soone be found and theft also To buy sooyne to tame beastes to clip heires and to take all manner of norishing it is good A sicke man if he be medicined shall be healed ¶ The viii day AND in the viii day of the Moone whatsoeuer thou wilt doe is good all thinges that thou wilt treate to go in counsayle to buy Manciples and beastes foldes of sheepe into an other place to change it is good to set foundamentes to so we seedes to go in a way A childe that is borne shal be sick but in al dayes he shal be a purchasour and he shall dye yong A dreame shall be certaine and soone shall bee If thou seest sorry thinges turne then to the east he that waxeth sick shall lyue thefte shal be found to let blood it behoueth in the middest of the day ¶ The ix day ANd in the ninth day of the Moone Lameth was borne to doe all thinges it is profytable what thing thou wilt enter to make it is good and shall profyte A dreame that thou seest shall come in the daye following or in the seconde day and thou shalte see a sygne in the East and that shall apere in slepe openly within xi dayes shall come a child borne in all thinges shal be a purchasour and good long of life A sicke man shall waile much arise Who shal be chased shall not bee found who that is oppressed shal bee comforted presume thou not to let blood ¶ The x. day ANd in the tenth daye of the Moone was borne the Patriarke Noe. Whatsoeuer thou wilte doe shall pertayne to lighte Dreames be in dayne and within iiii dayes shall come wyth out perrill a childe that is borne shall enuyron many countries and he shall dye olde whatsoeuer be loste shall bee hyde who that is bounde shal be vnbounde Who that flyeth after shal bee found Who that falleth in trauayle without perrill shal be deliuered who that falleth into his bed he shall long abide to let blood it is good ¶ The xi day AND in the xi day of the Moone Sem was borne it is good to begin workes to go out to seeke to make wedding A dreame wythin .iiii. dayes shall be fulfylled wyth out perrils and such it shall appeare after that thou seest A chylde that is borne shall bee of long lyfe and religious and loueable he shall haue a sygne in the forehead or in the mouth or in the eye and in latter age he shal be made better A wenche shall haue a sygne that shee shall bee learned wyth wisdome to goe into a way it is good and to chaunge foldes of sheepe from place to place he that is syck and he be long sycke he shal be healed ech day to let blood it is good ¶ The xii day AND in the xii day of the Moone was borne Canaan the sonne of Cham nothing thou shalte begin for it is a greenous daye a dreame shall be certayne to ioye to thee after that thou seest within ix dayes it shall be fulfylled To wed and to doe errands it is profytable that is lost shall be found A child that is borne shal be of long lyfe angry and honest a sicke man shall be greeued and aryse who that is taken shal be lefte thefte soone shall be found to let blood at euen it is good The xiii day ANd in the thirteene daye of the Moone Noe planted Vynes and in eache daye Vynes beene made to plante Vines it is good after that thou seest thy dreame shal be and with in foure dayes it shall come to gladnesse but take heede to Psalmes and to Drysons A chylde borne in aduersitie shal be let he shall bee angry and he shall not be long of lyfe Who that is bound shall be loosed that is loste shall be found Who that waxeth sicke long time shall trauayle and vnneath shal be saued but dye To wed a wyfe it is good It is good eche daye to let blood The xiiii day THe xiiii daye of the Moone is a good daye and a glade Noe blessed all thinges that shal be done what soeuer thou wilte doe and shall come to thee to heale A dreame within sixe dayes shall be to make wedding it is good and to goe in the waye Axe of thy friend or thine enemye and it shall be done to thee A chylde that is borne shall be a traytour the sicke man shall be chaunged and ryse and shal be healed by medicine to let blood it is good ¶ The xv day ANd in the xv daye of the Moone Tongues were deuided doe no worke begin no erand for it is a greeuous day A sicke man shall long trauayle but hee shall escape A dreame that thou seest nothing shall noy but soone shall come A chylde borne shall dye yong that is lost shall be founde to let blood it is good ¶ The xvi day ANd in the xvi daye of the Moone Pythagoras was borne the authour of Phylosophers to buy and t◠sell it is good to tame Oxen and other Beastes A dreame is not good after long time it shall come and it shal be harmefull to take a wife and to make wedding it is good foldes of sheepe from place to place to chaunge it is good A chyld that is borne shal be of long lyfe but he shal be poore forsworne and accused A sicke man if he chaunge his place he shall liue to let blood it is good The xvii day IN the xvii daye of the Moone it is euill to doe an erand a dreame that thou seest after long time shal be or within xxx dayes A Childe that is borne shal be sely he that is sick shal be much greeued and aryse that is loste shal be found to send children to schole to be wedded and to make medicine and to take it is good but not to lette blood The xviii day AND in the xviii daye of the Moone is good for all thinges to be done namely to begyn houses And to set children to schoole dreames are good and shal be done wythin xx dayes Who that sicknesse hath shall soone rise or long be sicke
agaynst the paynes of the flancks and for to make auoyde and issue diuers humoures which would gather in the sayde place and it auayleth greatly to women to restrayn their menstruosity when they haue to great abundance ¶ Thus endeth the Flubothomye BE it to vnderstande that there be in the yeare fower Quarters the which be named thus Vere Hyems Estas and Autumnus These ben the fower seasons in the yeare as Pryme tyme is the spring of the yeare as Februarye March and Aprill In these three months euery greene thing growing begynneth to budde and floorishe Then commeth sommer as Maye Iune and Iuly and these three monethes euery herbe grayne and tree is in his kinde in hys most strength and beauty and then the sunne is at the highest Then commeth Autumne as August September and Detober that al these fruites waxen rype and bene gathered and housed Then commeth nouember December and Ianuarie and these three monethes be in the winter that time the sunne is at the lowest and is at the tyme of little profite as we Astronomers saye that the age of man is lxxii yere and that we lyken but one whole yere for euermore we take syxe yeare for euery moneth as Ianuary or Februarye and so forth For as the yeare chaungeth by the xii monthes into xii diuers manners So doeth man chaunge hymselfe xii tymes in his lyfe by xii ages and euery vi times vi maketh xxxvi And than man is at the best and also at the highest and xii times vi maketh lxxii and that is the age of man Thus must you counte and recken for euery month vi yeare or else it may be vnderstand by the foure quarters and seasons of the yeare so man is deuided into foure parts as to youth strength wysedome and age He so to bee xviii yeare yong xviii yeare strong xviii yeare in wisedome and the fourth xviii yere to goe to the ful age of lxxii ¶ Here followeth to show howe a man chaungeth xii times euen as the xii months doeth HE must take the first vi yeare for Ianuary the which is of no vertue nor strēgth in that season nothing on the earth groweth So man after that hee is borne till he be vi yeare of age is wyth little or no witte strength or cunning and maye doe little or nothing that commeth to any profite Then commeth February and then the dayes longeth and the sunne is more hotter then the fyeldes begin to waxe greene So the other vi yere till he come to xii the childe beginneth to grow bigger and is apt to learne such thinges as is taught him Then commeth the month of March in which the labourour soweth the earth and planteth trees and edyfieth houses the chylde in these vi yeares waxeth big to learne Doctrine and science and to be fayre and pleasaunte and louing for then he is xviii yeares of age Then commeth Aprill that the earth and the trees is couered wyth greene Flowers And in euery party goodes encreaseth abundauntly Then commeth the younge man to gather the sweete flowers of hardinesse but then beware that the colde wyndes and stormes of vices beate not downe the flowers of good maners that shoulde bring man to honoure for then is he xxiiii yeare of age Then commeth Maye that is both fayre and pleasaunte for then Byrdes sing in woodes and Forestes nyght and daye the sunne shyneth hote as then man is most lusty mighty and of deliuer strength and seeketh playes sportes and manly pastimes for then is he full xxx yeares of age Then commeth Iune and then is the sunne at the highest in his meridional he may ascēd no higher in his stacion Hys gleamering golden Beames rypeth the Corne and then man is xxxvi yeare he maye ascende no more for then nature hath giuen them courage and strength at the full and rypeth the seedes of perfecte vnderstanding Then commeth Iuly that our fruites be set on sunning and our corne a hardening but then the sunne beginneth a little to descende downwarde So then man goeth from youth towarde age and beginneth for to acquainte him whyth sadnesse for then he is come to xlii yeare After that then commeth August then we gather in our corne and also the fruites of the earth And then man doeth hys dillygence to gather for to fynde hym selfe to mayntayne hys wyfe chyldren and hys housholde when age commeth on him and then after that vi yeare he is xiviii yeare of age Then commeth September that wynes be made and the fruites of the trees be gathered And then there wythall he doeth freshly begin to garnishe hys house and make prouision of needefull things for to lyue wyth in wynter whych draweth verye neare and then man is in his moste stedfaste and couetous estate prosperous in wisedome purposing to gather and keepe as much as shoulde bee sufficient for him in hys age when he maye gather no more and then is hee liiii yeare of age And then commeth October that all is into the aforesayde house gathered both corne and also other maner of fruites and also the laborers plowe and sow new seedes on the erth for the yeare to come And then he that nought soweth nought gathereth and then in these vi yeare a man shall take himselfe vnto God for to do penance good workes and then the benefites the yere after his death he may gather and haue spirituall profyte and then man is fully the tearme of lx yeares Then commeth Nouember that the dayes be very short and the sunne in manner giueth but little heate and the trees losen their leaues The fields that were greene looketh hoare and gray Then al manner of hearbes bene hyd in the ground and then appeareth no flowers and then wynter is come that the man hath vnderstanding of age and hath lost hys kindly hete and strength hys teeth begin to rotee and to fayle hym And then hath he little hope of long lyfe but desyreth to come to the lyfe euerlasting and these vi yeares maketh him lxvi yeare of age Then last commeth December full of colde wyth frosts and snows with great wyndes and stormy weathers that a man may not labor nor nought doe The sunne is then at the lowest that it maye descende Then the trees and the earth be hid in snowe then it is good to hold them nie the fyre and to spende the goodes that they gate in sommer For then man beginneth to waxe crooked and feeble coughing spitting and loathsome and then he loseth hys perfecte vnderstanding and his heyres desyre hys death And these vi yeare maketh him full lxxii yeares and if he lyue any longer it is by his good guiding and dieting in hys youth howbeit it is possible that a man may liue till he be a C. yeare of age but ther be but few that liueth so long tyll they come to a hundred yere of age ¶ Hereafter followeth the Rutter of the distaunces from one Porte or countrey